plea-bargain

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative form of plea bargain (“an agreement between a defendant and the prosecution in which the defendant agrees to a plea such as guilty or nolo contendere to a lesser charge rather than contesting a greater charge”). US,alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To make an agreement in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty to a lesser charge instead of not guilty to a greater one. US
    — […] former District Attorney, Butters said "[…] I think the fact that so many plead guilty proves that these cases should have been prosecuted." One of those who plea-bargained disagrees. Ed Mede last week pleaded guilty to one count of sex with a minor under 16. "This does not prove my gilt ^([sic])," he insists. "It proves the injustice of the whole system. I could not go on paying for my attorney through a long trial. […] I did not want to face life in prison because of the whim of a biased judge or juror."

词形变化

plea-bargains plural plea bargain alternative pleabargain alternative plea-bargains present,singular,third-person plea-bargaining participle,present plea-bargained participle,past plea-bargained past plea bargain alternative pleabargain alternative
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